SYDNEY GREATER WEST
HOW CAN WE HELP?
If you are a community group or individual with ideas for skills and employment solutions or your business has workforce needs, the Local Jobs Program can work with you to develop solutions. It is a collaborative, place-based initiative that supports tailored approaches to meet local workforce needs.
Job Coordinators bring together businesses, employment and skills services, and community organisations to connect people to training, jobs and support services.
Your Sydney Greater West Job Coordinator can:
- Connect you with programs, services, funding opportunities and resources in your local area.
- Provide advice to help businesses get the most out of hiring practices to attract and retain the right staff.
- Work with organisations to develop workforce initiatives and solutions.
- Share information and insights about the skills and workforce priorities and actions in the Local Jobs Plan.
Each Job Coordinator has access to a Local Initiatives Fund to support small-scale local activities that respond to community priorities and improve local labour market outcomes.
OUR SERVICE AREA
The Sydney Greater West Employment Region is a large, diverse region that includes the Blue Mountains in the north-west, the Nepean-Penrith district and the towns of Windsor and Richmond with surrounding semi-rural localities. Centrally located within the Employment Region are the suburbs of St Marys, Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Seven Hills, Rooty Hill, and Doonside. Further east lies Parramatta City and the surrounding suburbs of Auburn, Merrylands, Lidcombe, and Westmead.
JOBS AND SKILL TASKFORCE
Sydney Greater West has a Local Jobs and Skills Taskforce, chaired by the Job Coordinator, Jamie Petschy.
Taskforce members are highly valued and represent their community, working collaboratively to develop local solutions to help people gain the right skills to get a job, and in assisting employer workforce needs.
If you would like to see how your Local Jobs and Skills Taskforce could assist you, please contact us.
LOCAL JOBS PLAN
The Job Coordinator and Taskforce have developed a Local Jobs Plan, which outlines employment priorities and actions. It can be used by individuals, organisations and communities to understand their local labour market, and help inform local initiatives that assist their community.
Local data and insights ensure the Local Jobs Plan reflects the skills and workforce needs of the region.
The Sydney Greater West Local Jobs Plan is updated regularly and published here. Our current priorities for the region are:
- Priority 1 – Focusing employment supports in areas of distinct challenge
- Priority 2 – Targeted strategies that support migrants to gain employment in roles that match their skills and education
- Priority 3 – Building confidence and capacity for employment in First Nations peoples
- Priority 4 – Building youth aspiration and increasing employment pathways
GET INVOLVED
INTERAGENCY MONTHLY MEETINGS
The Sydney Greater West Local Jobs Program Interagency Meetings provide a collaborative platform for local stakeholders to address employment challenges and opportunities in the region. These meetings bring together Workforce Australia Providers, Services Australia, community organisations, and complementary services to discuss shared industries, locations, or cohorts of unemployed individuals.
Stakeholders meet regularly to exchange local labour market intelligence, identify barriers to employment, and co-develop initiatives that support better employment outcomes in the region. These interagency meetings aim to strengthen connections, foster collaboration, and develop innovative solutions to improve employment outcomes across Sydney Greater West.
Contact us if you would like to join and contribute to our monthly Interagency Meeting.
LOCAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS CALENDAR
Access the Calendar for SGW. for information on upcoming events and activities happening in the region.
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
Register your details for the SGW Local Jobs Mailing List to receive updates on employment, training and event opportunities in the region.
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CONTACT US
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Natalie Castle Interim Job Coordinator
Natalie Castle is the Interim Job Coordinator for the Sydney Greater West Local Jobs Program. Natalie has extensive experience supporting employment, workforce development and stakeholder engagement initiatives across Western Sydney. Through her work with community organisations, government agencies, employment services and employers, she has developed a strong understanding of local workforce challenges and opportunities. Natalie is committed to fostering collaboration, supporting local solutions and helping connect people with training, employment and support services that respond to the needs of the region.
Contact Natalie
Natalie.Castle@SGWlocaljobs.com.au | 0419 373 895
Maddy Hendroff Support Officer
Maddy Hendroff is the Support Officer for the Sydney Greater West Local Jobs Program. Maddy brings experience in administration, stakeholder engagement and program coordination, with a strong focus on supporting effective collaboration across the local employment and skills ecosystem. She works closely with stakeholders to assist the delivery of Local Jobs Program activities, events and initiatives and is committed to supporting positive outcomes for job seekers, employers and local communities.
Contact Maddy
Maddy.Hendroff@SGWlocaljobs.com.auu | 0408 217 003
FEEDBACK
Your feedback is important to us. We value and appreciate receiving feedback so that we can improve our services.
Click the link to complete the Sydney Greater West Feedback Form.
The Workforce Australia Local Jobs Program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.